Results 21-40 of 587 for speaker:James Breen

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Mar 2007)

James Breen: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if as a result of community welfare officers moving under the umbrella of his Department, their roles will change; if they will continue to deliver service in every village in their area or it they will be confined to an office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10748/07]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

James Breen: In tabling her amendment to the motion, the Minister, Deputy Hanafin, showed her ignorance of the national class size crisis. Once again, she has displayed the Government's ineptitude in trying to tackle the problem. In its programme for Government in 2002 the Administration did not state some or most children under nine years would be in classes of fewer than 20 pupils. Rather it stated...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 Mar 2007)

James Breen: Question 865: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will immediately provide an extra teacher to a school (details supplied) in County Clare where the principal has to divide fourth class due to overcrowding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10112/07]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2007)

James Breen: Question 866: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Clare where overcrowding in the classrooms is now chronic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10113/07]

Departmental Expenditure. (20 Mar 2007)

James Breen: It is great to see the Government is so concerned about us.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (8 Mar 2007)

James Breen: I wish to share time with Deputies Healy and McHugh. I welcome and wholeheartedly support this Bill. There has been much discussion this week in the media on the lack of women participating in politics, particularly on the national level. One of the criticisms levelled has been the lack of support structures within political parties for women wishing to involve themselves in politics. The...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (8 Mar 2007)

James Breen: Tonight in Shannon a large meeting will be held on the matter of the pupil-teacher ratio. At another meeting a year and a half ago a representative of the Government said everything was rosy in the garden and that no child who needed it would be left without special needs education or one-to-one tuition, but nothing has happened. I have no problem with the requirement for 30 assentors....

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (8 Mar 2007)

James Breen: ——to act as a major parties' watchdog and ensure fair play and County Clare gets its equal slice of the national cake.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (8 Mar 2007)

James Breen: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of local and national importance, namely, the failure of the Minister for Transport to honour previous commitments given to Shannon Airport under the open skies agreement, his shortening of the introductory period leading into the start date of that agreement and the consequent risk to the future of Shannon Airport...

Rail Freight: Motion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2007)

James Breen: If the Minister for Transport and Iarnród Éireann were serious about developing a transport strategy, they would use existing rail lines to attract industry to key towns along our rail network. The loss of sugar beet plants in Mallow, Thurles, Carlow and Tuam could be compensated by the promotion of those towns through proper and flexible rail freight timetables to encourage industries to...

Domestic Violence: Motion (Resumed). (28 Feb 2007)

James Breen: The rate of domestic violence is clear in these alarming statistics: one in every five women and one in every 15 men, experience domestic violence. Yet the offices of State remain mostly ineffective in combatting the issue. The fear factor and shame factor felt by victims of domestic violence, the lack of awareness regarding help available, the under funding of aid agencies, the lack of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Feb 2007)

James Breen: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding will be provided for the proposed extension to a school (details supplied) in County Clare; the stage that application is now at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7162/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Feb 2007)

James Breen: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the confusion that has arisen between the Health Service Executive at national level, HSE mid-west and the Department of Finance in relation to funding for a dementia unit at a centre (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6679/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Feb 2007)

James Breen: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to address the shortage of speech therapists and occupational therapists in the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6150/07]

Written Answers — Services For People With Disabilities: Services For People With Disabilities (20 Feb 2007)

James Breen: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to improve the service for children and adults with autism in view of the unacceptable levels of service currently available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6151/07]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (20 Feb 2007)

James Breen: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to erase the waiting list for children to be seen by the child guidance clinic of the Mater Hospital, in view of the fact that priority cases are currently waiting for over one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6152/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Feb 2007)

James Breen: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people on the waiting list for ultra sound scanning in Ennis General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6155/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Feb 2007)

James Breen: Question 327: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the criteria used for people who are waiting for ultra sound scanning at Ennis General Hospital; if patients referred by general practitioners receive appointment before those referred by consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6156/07]

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (20 Feb 2007)

James Breen: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food to ringfence milk quotas at county level to ensure quota is not bought up by bigger operators from outside counties to the detriment of farmers from the county of origin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6086/07]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2007)

James Breen: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will increase the number of one to one places in specialist schools for children with autism; if she will introduce a code of practice whereby the mainstreaming of such children into general education will only take place after consultation with family and professionals working with the child; and if she will make a statement...